I was going with a guy I didn’t really like all that much that year and he gave his mother a lava lamp for a gift shortly before I was over at their house for dinner for the first time. It was mesmerizing, but reminded me of the short story “The Jar,” in which vaguely recognizable/unrecognizable contents floating in liquid in a very large jar become a local sensation. Creepy.
When I was around Wallace’s age, I begged for a lava lamp and one of those electric orb things (you know like in the X-Files intro) for Christmas. Thankfully I got them.
I’ve got a lava lamp, but the light bulb is burned out. I haven’t really tried to replace it, but the point of the lava lamp is that the light both lights up its vicinity and heats the “lava”. That’s directly opposite the “modern” light bulbs which minimize heating of the bulb.
WoodEye over 6 years ago
And the seagull says “bingo”…
GirlGeek Premium Member over 6 years ago
I had one of those when I was younger, it was an awesome nightlight. I’m going to get one again when I move, thanks for the idea Will Henry.
crookedwolf Premium Member over 6 years ago
Wallace must have had a classical education, to know what that is!
Ray Rappisi Jr Premium Member over 6 years ago
Hate to admit, but I use one when I’m drawing, kinda calms me. Yup….
Fontessa over 6 years ago
Wallace is a retro-futurist!
cartoonz4 over 6 years ago
Groovy. Get a Stretch Armstrong and Mood Ring, too.
dogday Premium Member over 6 years ago
I was going with a guy I didn’t really like all that much that year and he gave his mother a lava lamp for a gift shortly before I was over at their house for dinner for the first time. It was mesmerizing, but reminded me of the short story “The Jar,” in which vaguely recognizable/unrecognizable contents floating in liquid in a very large jar become a local sensation. Creepy.
WCraft Premium Member over 6 years ago
They’re not selling so good in Hawaii right now…
Brian Premium Member over 6 years ago
When I was around Wallace’s age, I begged for a lava lamp and one of those electric orb things (you know like in the X-Files intro) for Christmas. Thankfully I got them.
mr.farkel over 6 years ago
More Bingo Bird! More Bingo Bird!…
FrankTAW 4 months ago
I’ve got a lava lamp, but the light bulb is burned out. I haven’t really tried to replace it, but the point of the lava lamp is that the light both lights up its vicinity and heats the “lava”. That’s directly opposite the “modern” light bulbs which minimize heating of the bulb.